What do you all think of this one?

I know is cheap, and an Ebay brand, but I love the shape of it. I'm thinking about possibly buying one, gutting it, and basically modding it so the only thing orginal is the body. But then again, the body is made of "Basswood" does anyone know anything about this stuff? Is this worth playing around with, or better off just left alone

You could ask the seller for the exact measurments. Could be the pickups can be replaced by one of the many Bart sizes.

The neck seems to suit the look, so not sure if you'd want to replace it with a typical aftermarket neck like a Fender copy anyway. The bridge shouldn't have anything wrong with it. Tuners can easily be replaced but if they work, they work. Pots and wiring is easiest but there too if they work there's no point.

The usual problems with the cheapies is tone (mostly in the pickups) and fretwork. You get what you pay for though, and unless you're just doing it for fun it's not much cheaper, if at all - sometimes more expensive - to mod a cheap bass than to get a good one to start with. People will chime in with their success stories about upgrading an OLP or SX, but not mention how much GASsing and experiment money it took to arrive at that. Then ask them if they ever actually gig with it beyond the honeymoon period. The number will be very few, and it likely won't have been their first attempt at modding. Also the resale value will be basically nil even if you do upgrade it successfully. Just some things to keep in mind, as I'm not sure how experienced you are with that sort of thing.

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I'm debating it more and more. I really like the shape of the body, its kinda like a corvette on drugs. But I dont want it to be really messy. I doubt its worht fixing up, I'll just stick with my Lakland purchase idea

If it sounds to good to be true, and you're on ebay, then it probably is! I wouldn't touch that thing with YOUR $$. Then again, if you've got it to spend...if you do go for it, let us know how it turned out, I'd be curious!